Yikes, thanks for the heads-up. Just tested on Firefox on a Pixel 3 and see what you mean about the text — had to fix a bug in the Wordpress theme's CSS.
Would you mind sharing where you are? The site is mostly delivered through AWS CloudFront, but I don't pay for the global edge nodes — just US and Europe. Google (and I) generally benchmark it at ~0.5 sec, but that's here in the US.
Interesting. I haven’t done a direct comparison, but that pricing is darn good. I may have to migrate if my traffic grows and it’s easy to use with mops.
Thanks! I do plan to write some follow-ups on how the kiosk is used, but was afraid of the post getting too long. TBH the biggest benefit for me is what I said in the first sentence: that guests can use the kiosk (friends find it easy to use, and I'm also an Airbnb host sometimes).
Yeah, I assumed it was probably aimed at non-residents or non-technical-residents (the day I get my boyfriend to use an app to control anything will be the day pigs fly but at least he will use voice). I'll have to keep tabs on this as it does look really cool!
Curiously, I've had the same problem with 3 different devices of the same model, including using 2 different MacBook Pros. My partner and I have both gotten used to locking our screens when walking away from our desks.
This is anecdotal. The article discusses the fact that you THINK you have these different styles. But TONS of research shows that the best approach to learning does not take this into account.
"the fact that you THINK you have these different styles"
I don't just "THINK" it. I know it...and I have my own empirical evidence which has shown me which methods work for me (and which ones don't). I enjoy learning new things and have tried many, many different things and have helped other people learn as well.
I also ran a language study group for Japanese (and I had a language learning startup for a short-time) and I noticed the same thing with many people in the group (all the learners are adults over 25).
It may be anecdotal, but to me, there is no one-size fits all for learning. The trick is to find the most efficient way to learn and process new pieces of information and continue with those ways.
My experience here is with my iPhone & iPad. Until recently, there was no way to use Dvorak with them, but I seemed to switch seamlessly. Though, there's something to be said about potentially different motor memory being used for thumbs vs. full finger layouts.
Perhaps... but even for a programmer, I'd submit that there's still plenty of "regular communication" (emails, slack/gchats, etc.) which would benefit from higher WPM.
Very good points! I wholeheartedly agree with the idea of being conscious of your brain rewiring itself. It's a very strange feeling. Another time when I've felt it, though, is when I experimented using only my left hand for a month (including for writing homework assignments, etc.) It was very slow-going at first, but I found myself approaching things in a novel way... it's really weird to try to explain.
Yeah. It's like learning how to ride a bike - the first few times you've practiced, you consciously have to think of all the different details. Putting your foot on the pedal, keeping the steering wheel straight, pushing your foot down.. But, as you continue, you stop consciously thinking about an increasing amount of details, until you get to the point where you can drive a bike and talk with someone at the same time, easy peasy.
Right! I find it fascinating that "beginner's mind" is a concept spoken about in Buddhism a lot. I get the same sense when I travel to a country where I don't speak the local language. All of a sudden, everything is fresh and new. Better than the wildest drug ;)
